ZIP 94044 recorded 206 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 981 across 2021–2025. Primary county: San Mateo County, CA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
981 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 180 | |
| 2022 | 155 | |
| 2023 | 246 | |
| 2024 | 194 | |
| 2025 | 206 |
Feb peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 94044 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 304 | 31.0% | |
| 2 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 94 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 77 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 75 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 45 | 4.6% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 94044 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 28 | 18.5% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 22 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 11 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Other | 6 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 6 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 53 | 35.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 45 | 29.8% | |
| 2 | Fireworks | 18 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 12 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 7.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 6.0% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 24 | 15.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 94044 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 13080% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 8 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 94044.
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 981 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.